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Press releases in 2024

Russia: human rights activist arrested for displaying Facebook logo online

Aleksei Sokolov, head of prisoners’ rights group Legal Foundation, was arrested after a raid on his home in Yekaterinburg today Facebook’s owner Meta has been labelled an ‘extremist’ organisation by...

UK: Call for Starmer government to put in place ‘human rights renaissance’

Call for ‘rights renaissance’, with to-do list including an immediate suspension of arms to Israel, scrapping of Rwanda Act, Troubles Act and anti-protest measures, and tackling homelessness crisis...

Israel-OPT: Dutch investment group pushes for human rights safeguards on surveillance tech

ASN Impact has given Dutch firm TKH a year to conduct due diligence or face disinvestment over draconian surveillance of Palestinians in East Jerusalem Israel has a dense network of facial recognition...

Italy: Migrants detained in conditions 'worse than prison' - new briefing

Amnesty visits to centres in Rome and Caltanissetta in Sicily found spartan conditions with foam mattresses on concrete beds, sealed windows and mobiles prohibited Meloni government has plans to...

Iraq: Kurdistan region is failing domestic violence survivors - new report

Laws prioritise protection of ‘family unity’ over justice, while impunity for ‘honour killings’ remains widespread One teenage girl had her ears cut off by her brother because she was using social...